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Longshoremen and employers are meeting far in advance of the contract expiration date next year.

Former Commerce Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf recounts his time shaping export control reform

RILA argues retailers are interested in tax overhaul, just not at expense of their viability

Cost rises for companies that fail to comply with OFAC and BIS rules

Although a broken axle was the primary cause of a 2013 collision of two trains near Casselton, N.D., the subsequent oil spill and fire might have been reduced considerably had one of the trains not been carrying crude oil in older DOT-111 tank cars.

Throughput of loaded containers at the Northern California port grew 6.1 percent in January 2017 compared with the same month a year ago, while overall volumes including empties grew 3 percent from 2016 levels.

With just a few months before the new ocean carrier vessel sharing agreement THE Alliance, of which Yang Ming is a member, is set to launch, work still needs to be done to finalize port rotations and vessel deployment plans.

With the rise of e-commerce, traditional retailers now have to figure out how to effectively and profitably fulfill orders both in-store and direct-to-consumer, as well as face threats from pure e-commerce retailers and manufacturers fulfilling direct.

Three boxes containing automobiles and kitchen supplies were knocked off the deck of the Maersk Kensington Sunday morning while anchored at the APMT Port Elizabeth terminal, according to a report from NJ.com.

Although throughput declined due to the port’s sluggish dry bulk segment, profits rose 5 percent from 2015 to 222.2 million euros, according to the Port of Rotterdam’s latest financial statements.

Transportation on the Yangtze River may be take longer than normal because of annual maintenance on the Three Gorges Dam that began on Feb. 2, but a COSCO Shipping subsidiary is offering alternative services for time-sensitive shipments.

The new service from parcel giant FedEx’s third-party logistics subsidiary offers an easy way to track items, manage inventory, analyze trends, and understand shoppers’ spending behaviors, the company said in a statement.

The United States exported 726,848 net tons of steel in December, a 0.3 percent decrease from the previous month and a 0.2 percent increase from a year earlier, according to American Institute for International Steel.

The member carriers of the 2M vessel sharing agreement will add Asia-Europe and transpacific services in order to accommodate the volumes gained through slot purchase agreements with Hyundai Merchant Marine and Hamburg Süd.

Reversing course on USMMA Sea Year    On Jan. 11, Secretary of Transportation nominee Elaine Chao received a warm welcome during her Senate confirmation hearing. Introduced by her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and answering to a dais of familiar faces, the long-time Washington insider faced few contentious questions and provided few substantive responses. […]

A stronger dollar doesn’t mesh with stronger exports, and manufacturers need exports

The Danish global transport and logistics provider reported adjusted earnings of 2.5 billion Danish krone (U.S. $358.3 million) on DKK 67.7 billion in revenues in 2016, year-over-year increases of 13.3 percent and 33.2 percent, respectively.

Michael Pram Rasmussen, chairman of the board of directors of Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, is stepping down from his role as the company reported only its second annual loss since World War II.

Eighty-eight businesses and farm trade associations sent a letter this week to the Trump administration, asking the administration to reduce and eliminate tariffs and other restrictive agricultural policies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Despite predictions that trade will have a diminished future, the reality will likely be much more intense for those managing international supply chains, said Jerry Cook, vice president of government and trade relations with Hanesbrands.